Effect of buoyancy force on the velocity and temperature distribution in the GCFR radial blanket

Technical Report · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5234208· OSTI ID:5234208

Baxi, C. B.

The effect of buoyancy forces on the temperature and velocity distributions in the radial blanket of the gas-cooled fast breeder reactor (GCFR) is described. In this analysis, the central portion of the blanket assembly is approximated by a thin rectangular channel, and heat generation is simulated by an equivalent heat source in the fluid; axial and radial heat flux variations are taken into account. The equations of continuity, momentum, and energy are solved by the finite difference method to obtain the stream function and temperature distribution in terms of Reynolds number, Grashof number, and power skew.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, Calif. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-03-0167-023
• OSTI ID: 5234208
• Report Number(s): GA-A-14431; CONF-771109-87
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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